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Jaymann wrote: ↑Mon Apr 26, 2021 2:07 pm And J.K. Simmons is in negotiations to produce a live action version.

The Invincible movie, revealed in 2017 as an adaptation of Robert Kirkman's original comics, is still very much alive and kicking.

Kirkman confirmed to EW that the big-screen adaptation remains in the "very early going" stages but will be a separate live-action version than the upcoming adult animated series on Amazon Prime Video.

"That is still very much in development. That hasn't changed. We're just taking a long time," the comic creator told EW of the film in an interview for the Amazon show. "But we've been fortunate enough to have a two-track plan with Invincible. Right now we've got the animated series at Amazon, which is now on the cusp of launching, and then we're also still developing it as a film series with Universal, with Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg attached. So, those two things are still very much happening concurrently, which is somewhat weird, I guess. But there've been Spider-Man animated series and Spider-Man movies at the same time. So, I think we're in good company."

The actor says that his physique is strictly motivated by staying healthy.

"This is all coincidental," Simmons, who's doing press for the Blu-ray release of "Kung Fu Panda 3," in which he voices the villain, Kai, told Business Insider. "After the second and final time that I got hugely fat in my life and when I lost that weight six or seven years ago, I pretty much decided that I was going to stay in decent shape for the rest of my life."

The photos were actually taken at the end of April. He has since shaved the beard, which was for his role in the movie his wife wrote and directed, "I'm Not Here," before "Justice League."

Smoove_B wrote: ↑Tue Apr 27, 2021 3:07 pm The episode length is really throwing me - I keep expecting them to end at the ~22 minute mark, and they don't.

I'm about halfway done at this point and there are still plenty of interesting story bits that haven't been resolved yet. Pacing feels great and I'm enjoying the overall animation style/art for the show. It has a retro soothing feeling (like you're watching older cartoons from the 90s), but then that hyper-violence kicks in. Either way, the action is well animated and I've really been enjoying the fight/action sequences.

Also, any show or episode where they are running through random super heroes will always get me to watch. It was my favorite part of the (old) Tick cartoon and the episodes of the Venture Bros where they're randomly using new villains and henchmen. Brick Frog still makes me laugh!

hepcat wrote: ↑Tue Apr 27, 2021 3:29 pm I'm really happy they stuck so close to the source material for Robot, myself. He was always one of my favorite characters.

...next to Allen, of course.

McNutt wrote: ↑Tue Apr 27, 2021 5:54 pm I watched the first episode yesterday. I turned it off at the end when the Invincible title screen came back on.

Today I noticed there was more after that. Whoo boy, talk about an important scene I missed. It went from standard GI Joe cartoon to something really interesting.

Smoove_B wrote: ↑Tue Apr 27, 2021 6:22 pm

McNutt wrote: ↑Tue Apr 27, 2021 5:54 pm I watched the first episode yesterday. I turned it off at the end when the Invincible title screen came back on.

Today I noticed there was more after that. Whoo boy, talk about an important scene I missed. It went from standard GI Joe cartoon to something really interesting.

Yeah, they fooled me the first time too.

hepcat wrote: ↑Tue Apr 27, 2021 8:26 pm For some reason I thought that reveal happened much sooner in the comics, but I’m obviously misremembering it. It has been about 10 years since I read it, in my defense.

hepcat wrote: ↑Tue Apr 27, 2021 8:35 pm Obviously they have the rights to most, if not all of the characters. They’ve already hit us with Battle Beast, which I was not expecting. Now I’m anxious to see what other characters they whip out. I can think of a few I’d like to see, but I won’t ruin it for folks.

hepcat wrote: ↑Tue Apr 27, 2021 9:06 pm I didn’t realize Kirkman was COO of Image. Wow.

Smoove_B wrote: ↑Tue Apr 27, 2021 9:11 pm For anyone interested, the Kindle (digital) version of Compendium One (~1100 pages, covering the first ~47 issues) is currently $20 on Amazon.

Synergy!

“Invincible” has been renewed for Seasons 2 and 3 at Amazon.

The announcement was made on Thursday on Twitter by Robert Kirkman alongside Steven Yeun, who voices the show’s main character. The news comes ahead of the Season 1 finale, which will debut on Amazon on April 30.